महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-6, verse-5

नाबीजं जायते किंचिन्न बीजेन विना फलम् ।
बीजाद्बीजं प्रभवति बीजादेव फलं स्मृतम् ॥५॥

5. nābījaṁ jāyate kiṁcinna bījena vinā phalam ,
bījādbījaṁ prabhavati bījādeva phalaṁ smṛtam.

5. na abījam jāyate kiñcit na bījena vinā phalam
bījāt bījam prabhavati bījāt eva phalam smṛtam

5. kiñcit abījam na jāyate bījena vinā phalam na
bījāt bījam prabhavati bījāt eva phalam smṛtam

5. Nothing is born without a seed, nor is there fruit without a seed. From a seed, another seed arises; and from a seed alone, fruit (phala) is said to originate.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अबीजम् (abījam) - without a seed (without a seed, seedless)

• जायते (jāyate) - is born (is born, arises, comes into being)

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, nothing (with 'na') (anything, something, whatever)

• न (na) - nor (not, no)

• बीजेन (bījena) - by a seed

• विना (vinā) - without (without, except)

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit (fruit, result, consequence)

• बीजात् (bījāt) - from a seed

• बीजम् (bījam) - a seed (seed)

• प्रभवति (prabhavati) - arises (arises, originates, comes forth)

• बीजात् (bījāt) - from a seed

• एव (eva) - alone, indeed (only, just, indeed)

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit (fruit, result, consequence)

• स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - is considered (to arise) (remembered, considered, stated (as per tradition))

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

Note: Negates the verb 'jāyate'.

अबीजम् (abījam) - without a seed (without a seed, seedless)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abīja

abīja - without a seed, seedless, originless

Negative compound (na + bīja).

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+bīja)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• bīja – seed, origin, cause
  noun (neuter)

जायते (jāyate) - is born (is born, arises, comes into being)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of jan

Present tense, middle voice, 3rd person singular.

From root jan (to be born). Class 4, Ātmanepada.

Root: jan (class 4)

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, nothing (with 'na') (anything, something, whatever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiñcid

kiñcid - anything, something, somewhat, a little

From kim + cid.

Note: Subject of 'jāyate'.

न (na) - nor (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

Note: Connects the two negative statements.

बीजेन (bījena) - by a seed

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of bīja

bīja - seed, origin, cause

Note: Used with 'vinā'.

विना (vinā) - without (without, except)

(indeclinable)

Preposition, takes accusative, instrumental, or ablative.

फलम् (phalam) - fruit (fruit, result, consequence)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

Root: phal

Note: Subject of an implied verb (e.g., 'is there').

बीजात् (bījāt) - from a seed

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bīja

bīja - seed, origin, cause

Note: Indicates source or origin.

बीजम् (bījam) - a seed (seed)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bīja

bīja - seed, origin, cause

Note: Subject of 'prabhavati'.

प्रभवति (prabhavati) - arises (arises, originates, comes forth)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of prabhū

Present tense, active voice, 3rd person singular.

From pra + root bhū (to be).

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

बीजात् (bījāt) - from a seed

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bīja

bīja - seed, origin, cause

Note: Indicates source or origin.

एव (eva) - alone, indeed (only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

फलम् (phalam) - fruit (fruit, result, consequence)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

Root: phal

Note: Subject of 'smṛtam'.

स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - is considered (to arise) (remembered, considered, stated (as per tradition))

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, called to mind, traditional, stated, known

Past Passive Participle

From root smṛ (to remember).

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Used idiomatically as "it is taught" or "it is understood".